RODNEY ALAN FERNBorn: Burton, 13 December, 1948Career: Leicester City 12/66; Luton Town 6/72; Chesterfield 6/75; Rotherham United 6/79When he moved to Rotherham United as a replacement for Trevor Phillips, Rodney had already proved to be a regular goalscorer having netted 32 league goals for Leicester City while his 54 goals for Chesterfield came from 152 league appearances. He didn't the net quite so frequently in his first season at Millmoor but in his second, he played a major role in helping the team to win the Division Three title hitting the winning goal in the last match of the season against Plymouth Argyle to clinch the crown. On four occasions he scored the vital goal to give Rotherham a 1-0 away win. Then he maintained a good scoring ratio again the following season when his 13 goals included a hat-trick in a 6-0 demolition of Chelsea1979/80: League apps 37 goals 5 Cup apps 7 goals 31980/81: League apps 28 goals 11 Cup apps 31981/82: League apps 26+2 goals 13 Cup apps 4 goals 21982/83: League apps 7+5 goals 5 Cup app 1

Chesterfield League record..152 apps 54 goals

Rotherham League record..105 apps 34 goals

Career League record..445 apps 124 goals

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